Venus entered the sign of Pisces on Monday 2nd January 2017 at 11:46p PST. Upon doing so, it moved out of a strongly intellectual and socially analytical energy focused on community and contribution into an intuitive and emotionally sensitive one that is far-reaching and all-inclusive.
Venus is focused on one-on-one relationships and partnerships of all kinds, and is often pre-occupied with the balance of energy within those relationships. Matters of justice, fairness, and equality are of paramount importance to Venus as it has an inclination to be a diplomat. It wants there to be peace and a healthy balance in all exchanges.
Pisces is the selfless service energy of the Zodiac, known for putting everyone and everything else before itself. Though focused on and attuned to the principle that we are All interconnected and that everything is connected through Oneness, we often forget that we ourselves are included in that Oneness. The same service, compassion, and unconditional love we strive to give others are things we are also sentiments and experiences we get to receive from others.
In Pisces, Venus’ crusade for balanced relationships may take on quite an idealistic and possibly even romantic flair. Pisces tends to be anything but practical, often putting on its rose-colored glasses and dreaming up new ways to bring all of us living in the world into conscious awareness of our connection to everyone and everything else in the world and beyond. This blends wonderfully with Venus’ ideal of balance, peace, and harmony.
However, Venus will also tend to try to apply objective logic to Pisces’ intuitive sensitivities. Yes, these two both want peace and harmony, but they go about it in VERY different ways. Therefore, this proves to be a rather complicated merger.
The energy of Venus in Pisces often manifests in one of four ways:
- You may tend to see your partners) in an idealized light. You may see the best in them in everything they do, and expect them to fulfill your every dream or fantasy. Partners may also place you on a pedestal, idealizing us and expecting us to live up to their ideals.
- You may focus exclusively on your partner(s) and their needs, making sure they feel loved and connected to you and to All-That-Is.
- You may feel victimized by your partner(s), as if they don’t give you what you need emotionally or spiritually after you’ve believe you’ve given them so much emotionally.
- You may feel your partner isn’t living up to your ideals – they are not living up to or fulfilling your dreams and fantasies, and you may be feeling deeply disappointed.
When your relationships and partnerships are going well, under this influence, they’re going really well. In fact, if someone told you something negative or challenging about your partner, you’d probably try to reason with them – explaining to them all the ways you and your partner are meant to be.
This is because the rose-colored glasses are in full effect when things are going well in your perspective. They can do no wrong, and your relationship can’t possibly be wrong when it’s seem so right….right?
But when your relationships and partnerships are not going well, under this influence, there is little to no chance of reasoning through it. Venus is a diplomat, so if and when there is discord or confusion in relationships, it often tries to reason through discord and find a solution which works for both or all parties involved. The concern here is that once Pisces’ bubble of idealism has burst or once its feelings have been hurt, it pretty much shuts down. Venus has no way of making its case because Pisces won’t listen. Pisces does not deal with pain well at all, especially emotional pain. It will avoid or deny it in every way it can.
Therefore, if you are the one who’s trying to reconcile and your partner is carrying the upset, you probably won’t be able to reason with them to explain your side of things…and if the situation is reversed, you probably won’t listen to a word your partner says about their role in the relationship.
So how do you reason with others in situations which lack reason? How do you reason with emotion? How do you reach someone who won’t face the facts about what emotionally pains them?
Well, you don’t.
Relationship dynamics cannot be talked through when emotion is the driving force – they can only be felt through. If you’re going to reach out to connect with others right now, it needs to be on emotional, spiritual, or intuitive terms. Once you’ve connected emotionally, intellectual access may be granted.
That said, what you may generally notice over these next 4.5 weeks of this 2017 Venus in Pisces are:
- Which relationships/partnerships in your life are out of balance, unfair, or unjust in some way(s). This would be a great time to discuss how to balance those imbalances.
- What you actually need to have fulfilled in/through your 1-on-1 relationships of all kinds, and whether or not you’ve been asking for those needs to be fulfilled…or simply expecting them to be met.
- Which energies you’re picking up on from your environment or others in it, and how you’re adapting them as your own feelings (even if they aren’t yours!).
- Which energies you’re picking up on in your environment or others in it, and realize you don’t want to be connected to or associated with.
You may also notice within your own relationships…
- You may be giving or providing service or contribution to others with an expectation of return or fulfillment of a ideal.
- Others may be giving or providing service or contribution to you with an expectation of return or fulfillment of an ideal.
- You may be giving others service and contribution they don’t want or need because it’s actually what you want from them.
- They may be giving you service and contribution you don’t want or need because it’s actually what they want from you.
- You may feel victimized by others because they didn’t give you what you expected in return for your service or contribution to them. (a.k.a. – you attached strings.)
- You may feel victimized by others because you didn’t realize they expected something in return for their service or contribution to you. (a.k.a. – tey attached strings.)
All of these scenarios get to be addressed under the influence of this 2017 Venus in Pisces.
These upcoming 2017 Venus in Pisces transits also give insights into how this energy may play out:
Pisces Venus sextile Capricorn Mercury Retrograde, most exact on 3rd January – Right before Mercury moves back into Sagittarius, it makes exact sextile with Venus. In this combination, you get to recognize how you’ve been speaking about yourself and your life to others AND how others have been responding to your communications. You’ll see what you’ve been manifesting or bringing forth, and you’ll be in a position to get to the truth of what you really want in time to change your mindset and the dialogue coming from your mouth…if you choose to. The world around you responds to your beliefs, thoughts and words.
Pisces Venus conjunct South Node, most exact on 7th January – This transit reflects an idealization of the past. Nostalgia is in full swing here, and you may find yourself and others dreaming of a return to “the old days”. Yet those “old days” are just that – old and outdated, and they’re a far cry from the reality of now, and this transit may bring an opportunity for you to recognize which relationships in your life are keeping you stuck in the past, and which ones are pulling or pushing you into the present and the future you want to create.
Pisces Venus conjunct Neptune, most exact on 12th January – This is where the possible dreams and the delusions will begin to either merge into or diverge from one another. With Neptune as the ruler of Pisces, this is dangerous ground which Venus’ intellectual logic may be able to navigate better than most. However, it is in company with Pisces’ host, and if ever Venus’ objectivity were to be swayed, this would be the time. This could be seen as a powerful opportunity for expressing romantic sentiment and an opportunity for love to abound! Yet it could also be a window for some loopy 1-on-1 interactions to occur. Though you may be tempted to act upon your intuitions and/or emotions, make sure you’re intellectually clear about the steps you are taking…if you choose to proceed with your fantastic ideas.
Pisces Venus sextile Capricorn Pluto, most exact on 20th January – Those who hold the positions of power and influence in relationships/partnerships may be counting on idealism to move their agenda(s) forward. This could be a prime example of doing something in order to get something in return…or it could be a demonstration of the power of compassion and unconditional love in action. It depends on the partied involved and the current status of their relationship.
In navigating this 2017 Venus in Pisces, instead of trying to figure out how you can get through to others or get them to meet your ideals (or maybe how you can meet theirs), take this time to assess how you feel about your relationships of all kinds AND to take note of how others see the relationships you share with them. Once Venus in Aries comes around in on 3rd February, you’ll be in a position to take actions to address your partnerships in a whole new way.
Thank you for reading and sharing Signs and Numbers. Until next post…
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
